Autonomous Administration launches tree-planting campaign in Syria’s Qamishli
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, an agricultural committee in the town of Jil Agha in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, received 2,500 olive seedlings from the Agriculture Board in Qamishli to expand the green areas in the region.
The Directorate of the Agriculture and Feed Committee of Jil Agha, Ahmed Abdullah said, they received 2,500 olive seedlings from the Agriculture Board in Qamishli.
“The seedlings were distributed in 25 villages in the countryside of the town through the villages’ communes and local councils,” he added.
“The project includes the planting of 22,000 trees in 135 villages of Qamishli, at a cost of $76,000,” he pointed out.
Specialized committees of the agriculture directorates of Qamishli will supervise their cultivation and protection.
Jil Agha resident Saeid al-Muhammad said these initiatives are of “aesthetic and climatic significance.”
The project intends to expand the green areas in the regions of northeastern Syria, according to Ahmed Abdullah.